[Source: Jennifer Huizen, Marijuanadoctors411.com]
Congressmen last week introduced House Resolution 1635 - the National Commission
on Federal Marijuana Policy Act of 2013 – which lays out terms for a 13-member
committee consisting of ‘weed experts’ who will work together with government
aid to review “the state and efficacy of current policies of the Federal Government
toward marijuana.” Among other topics, the committee will focus their time on
exploring how federal policy should act in conjunction with State law, the cost
of prohibiting marijuana versus the potential tax benefits of legalization, the
health impacts of marijuana, and the role of the current legal system in
furthering improper or excessive marijuana prosecution. The committee will also
rework the Controlled Substances Act, recommending “appropriate placement of
marijuana in the schedule of the [federal] Controlled Substances Act,” in hopes
of redefining marijuana from the same classification as heroin.
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